Microengineering News

Mr Enrico CASAMENTI, PhD at the Galatea Lab in Microcity Neuchâtel, won the 2nd award in the Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics Best Student Paper Competition, during the SPIE Photonics West 2019 in San Francisco, in February 2019, in the section LASE. His paper is entitled: “Dynamically tunable optomechanical suspended waveguide for broadband phase modulation” Abstract: ...

A research team from the University of Zurich and EPFL have developed a new drone that can retract its propeller arms in flight and make itself small to fit through narrow gaps and holes. This is particularly useful when searching for victims of natural disasters.

Simone Frasca has been awarded for his work on the development of a practical method to measure the depairing current density of superconducting ultrathin films by means of superconducting nanowire resonators. By measuring the self-resonance of the devices fabricated in both amorphous (WSi) and polycrystalline (NbN) material systems, it is possible to measure the kinetic inductance ...

In this work, we present a complete design implementation and characterization of an analog silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) with integrated time-to-digital converter (TDC). The combination of a photodetector together with on-chip readout circuitry in close proximity enables system-level advantages such as internal parasitic reduction for better single- photon timing resolution (SPTR), but also overall simplicity and ...

The new version of the TWIICE walking-assistance system is not only lighter, more comfortable and more powerful, but patients can also put it on and use it themselves – giving them greater independence. It has been tested by handcycling champion Silke Pan. ...

Scientists from EPFL and ETH Zurich have developed an ultra-light glove – weighing less than 8 grams per finger– that enables users to feel and manipulate virtual objects. Their system provides extremely realistic haptic feedback and could run on a battery, allowing for unparalleled freedom of movement. ...

By applying a computer program that mimics the way the human brain learns to identify objects, EPFL scientists are now able to reconstruct images that have been degraded by passing through an optical fiber. ...

Abionic, an EPFL spin-off, has just brought in 20 million francs in its third funding round. The company’s rapid allergy test can now be used to detect sepsis as well. A clinical study will begin in April. Abionic, an EPFL spinoff, has raised 20 million francs in its third financing round. The company, which specializes ...

EPFL researchers propose a new approach of performing in vitro tests on nanoparticles that could enhance a correlation to in vivo results. This involves reproducing in the lab the dynamic and fluidic variations that these particles experience in the human body. Before new nanoparticles or other nanomedicines can be injected into the human body, a ...

Thanks to a new technique developed at EPFL, optical diffraction gratings can now be made out of pure diamond, with their surfaces smoothed down to the very last atom. These new devices can be used to alter the wavelength of high-powered lasers or in cutting-edge spectrographs. A team of EPFL researchers has developed an ...